1984 San Francisco State Gators football team

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1984 San Francisco State Gators football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record1–8–1, 3 wins forfeited (1–4–1 NCAC, 1 win forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumCox Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. T–6 UC Davis $^ 6 0 0 9 2 0
Sacramento State 5 1 0 6 5 0
Cal State Hayward 4 2 0 7 3 0
Chico State 2 3 1 4 5 1
Sonoma State 2 4 0 2 8 0
San Francisco State 1 4 1 1 8 1
Humboldt State 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • San Francisco State forfeited 3 wins including 1 conference win over Sonoma State.
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1984 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State finished the season with an overall record of 4–5–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents was outscored by 240 to 209. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.

On January 1, 1985, the NCAC announced it had ruled that San Francisco State had used two ineligible players and must forfeit three victories, two non-conference wins over Cal State Northridge and Azusa Pacific and one conference win over Sonoma State.[1] With the three forfeits, the Gators' 1984 record fell to 1–8–1 overall and 1–4–1 in conference play, dropping them to sixth place in the NCAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Cal Lutheran*
L 13–38900[2]
September 22Cal State Northridge*L 21–17 (forfeit loss)1,000–1,021[3]
September 29Azusa Pacific*
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 41–21 (forfeit loss)1,000–1,600[4]
October 6at Cal State HaywardL 23–43800–2,000[5]
October 13at Sonoma State
L 45–21 (forfeit loss)746–1,000[6]
October 20No. 9 UC Davis
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
L 7–212,000
October 27at Santa Clara*L 6–122,131
November 3at Sacramento StateL 14–412,790[7]
November 10Chico State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
T 14–14250–712[8]
November 17Humboldt State
  • Cox Stadium
  • San Francisco, CA
W 25–191,000

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Three months later, SSU beats SF State". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. January 2, 1985. p. 2D. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 9, 1984. p. III-22. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Aztecs' Critical Fumble Saves Oklahoma St., 19-16". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 23, 1984. p. III-10. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 1, 1984. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (S.F. State)" (PDF). Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 9, 2022.